Darren Till’s coach unsure if pupil should move up to middleweight
Darren Till is one of the bigger welterweights if not the biggest on the UFC‘s roster. It is evident he cuts a lot of weight and has missed weight a few times.
So, the question of why the Englishman hasn’t moved up to middleweight is something many are wondering. He has even teased a move to 185-pounds before.
Yet, according to his coach in Colin Heron, he isn’t sure if Till should move up and that is because he says his pupil eats bad and if he moves up, it will give him more of an excuse to eat more. This, in turn, will result in a harder weight cut at middleweight.
“The obvious answer is, ‘He has a tough weight cut and needs to go up,’ correct?’” Heron said to ESPN. “What people don’t see is the lifestyle between fights. It’s hard for me to make correct decisions, until I see a fighter, especially Darren, walking around lean between fights.
“Here’s the problem with Darren Till, and it’s no secret: He eats s**t. As disciplined as he is in the gym, between fights, he will eat the most amount of s**t you’ve ever seen in your life. The fact of the matter is he will probably be a middleweight, but whether it’s now or later, I don’t know. My only concern is he goes up to middle(weight), and that will give him the license to eat more. Then we end up with just as big of a cut, but with bigger consequences in the actual fight. So, I would like to get him lean and then make a decision.”
Of course, it is up to Darren Till on what weight class he fights at, where Heron said they should have a decision made by September. No matter what, the Englishman will need to win the next one after dropping two straight fights.
